The geriatric population is as a group often at risk of disease and often experiencing limited access to health care system because of place of residence, economic factors, social isolation, complex ... [more ▼]

The geriatric population is as a group often at risk of disease and often experiencing limited access to health care system because of place of residence, economic factors, social isolation, complex medical illness, and other individual and familial factors. Quality is essential to continue examining existing organizational structures in homecare or institution for elderly. Interdisciplinary and person-centred cares have been utilized to trigger quality in geriatrics care for years. Person-centred care was part of a wide movement during the last decades of the 20th century that recognised that people with dementia could benefit from psychological approaches, that they had human rights and that they proposed a challenge to dehumanizing care practice which had not been seen previously. These programs have used diverse group of educational models to relate various health professions and community service agencies with academic institutions for training in care of the elderly and to address ethical issues training for the purpose of stimulating educational collaboration. This article explores present and for the future recommendations for interdisciplinary collaborations, discusses educational models on quality management especially in France and Belgian. [less ▲]

The aim of this descriptive study was to estimate and compare the association between cognitive decline and quality of life (QOL) for 2 groups of dementia patients differing by place of residence: home or ... [more ▼]

The aim of this descriptive study was to estimate and compare the association between cognitive decline and quality of life (QOL) for 2 groups of dementia patients differing by place of residence: home or institution. Each subject was placed within a specific subgroup according to their Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score and was evaluated by a QOL proxy-assessment [Alzheimer Disease Related Quality of Life (ADRQL)] and a dependency assessment (Katz Activities of Daily Living classification). For the ‘‘at home’’ and ‘‘institution’’ groups, global and subscale ADRQL scores showed significant differences between the 5 MMSE subgroups. Place of residence and MMSE subgroups significantly affected global and subscale ADRQL scores. The MMSE 4 to 8, 9 to 13, and 14 to 18 subgroups had ADRQL global scores significantly better in the institution group than the at home group. In contrast, the MMSE 19 to 23 and 0 to 3 subgroups had similar ADRQL global scores in both places of residence. In conclusion, there is no direct relationship between cognitive decline and QOL, and QOL does not seem to be better at home compared with the institution. [less ▲]